ELTRO 101: Basic DC-1

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Class Program

Industrial Electronics

Credits

Weekly Contact Hours

Course ID

092607

Meets Degree Requirements For

Restricted Elective

Description

Fundamental theory, multi-meter usage, Ohm's Law, series and parallel circuits, voltage and current laws, series/parallel combination circuits, DC motors, generators, semi-conductors, and instrumentation. A lab section provides hands-on exercises to reinforce principles and applications to test and troubleshoot circuits.

Grading Basis

Graded

Prerequisites

MATH 93 or MATH 96 (98) or Instructor Permission

Course Learning Outcomes

Use industry entry-level knowledge and skills in DC circuitry as an industrial electronic technician.

Solve elementary DC circuit problems that occur in disciplines such as refrigeration and automotive technology.

Build series and parallel DC circuits.

Test and troubleshoot series and parallel DC circuits.

Apply principles of Ohm’s Law needed to solve DC circuit problems.

Troubleshoot DC motors.

Troubleshoot DC generators.

Core Topics

Fundamental theory, multi-meter usage.
Ohm's Law, calculator usage, and metric prefixes.
Electrical safety.
Series and parallel, circuit simulation on computer.
Kirchhoff's Voltage and Current Laws.
Voltage and current dividers.
Series/parallel combination circuits.
DC metering and instrumentation.
DC motors.
DC power generation.